Method of regulating the temperature of superheated steam.



No. 814,629. PATENTED MAR. 6, 1906.

' J.P.SNBDDON.

METHOD OF REGULATING THE TEMPERATUREOF SUPERHEA TBD STEAM.

' APPLIOATION FILED 00T.2a.-19o4.

/ fissss mlitToa JanEs P. SNEDDON, OF BARBERTON, oHIo, ASSIGNOR TO THE COMPANY,

act description, reference in i n1 STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CONSOLIDATED BOILER TIOX OF NEW JERSEY.

STIRLING or NEW roan, r, A coaroaa METHOD OF REGULATING THE TEMPERATURE OF SUPERHEATED STEAM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ratentea Maren 6, 19 06.

- Application filed October Z8,190 4. Serial No. 230,375.

To, apZZLwhmw it may concern.-

' 'Be it known-that 1, JAMES P. SNEDDON, of

Barberton, Summit county, Ohio, have invented a new and useful Method of Regulating the Temperature-of Superheated Steam, of which the following is a full, clear, and exbeing had to the accompanymg drawings, forming part of this specification, in whichefficient method view showing Figure 1 isa dragrammatic one orm of apparatus for carrying out my y invention relates to the regulation of the amount ofsuperheat in superheated Steam, andis designed to provide a new and of varying the superhea't 'feither automaticallyor under, control of the mg being regulated either by hand or autooperator.

The broad novelty of the invention lies in spraying an-excess of water into the steam on its way to the motor, the spraymatically by a thermostat or connection with the motor-governor or other desirable manner.

In the drawings, referring to Fig. 1, 2 represents a pipe leading from the superheater into a barre or chamber'3, which may be a portion of the pipe 2 The pipe 4 leads the steam from this chamber to the-point of use.

' Water-spray pipe 5 leads into the chamber 3 g and is preferably concentric therewith, this 1n at any predetermined pipe containing a check-valve 6, which is preferably spring-pressed, the pressure being adjustable, so that the water may be forced pressure above that of the steam. The valve may, however, be

used without the spring, so that water will on- .ter at anypressure above the steam-pressure. The water-supply pipe 7 leads from any source of 'water under pressure above that of the steam-pressureand is provided with a valve 8, which may be either operated by hand if giro-temperature is to be varied at will or may e temperature of the steam if a constant temperature of the steam is desired. In order to provide for removing any excess of water which may be sprayed into the steam over and above. that taken up bylhe steam in reducing its temperature, 1 form a receptacle 9 the lower part of the chamber 3, from .which a pipe 10 leads to a steam-trap or to ig. 2 is a similar view show-' a boiler if the regulator is located above the water-line. In the operation of the steam water will be sprayed into'thc steam when the spray-val ve isopened the amount depending, of course, on the amount of opening of the valve. If this spray-valve is controlled by a thermostat, the latter will act to shift the valve and supply water in amounts proper to maintain the stcamat a certain temperature. If the spray-valve is controlled by hand, the

as desired. I

Instead of employing aspray-valve I may control the flow of water under pressure by other means-such as, for example, by a pump driven by to which the steam is supplied. Thus in Fig. 2 I show the watersupplypipc 1 1 as lead-v ing to a pump 12, which is connected to and driven by the turbine 13. From the pump the water-supply pipe 14 leads through the spring-pressed check-valve 15 to the chamber 16, which is the same as the chamber 3 in thefirst form. A by-pass pipe 17, having a valve 18, leads from the pump outlet-pipe to its suction-pipe, the valve being controlled by the governor of the tUlIblllO or other motor driven by the steam. In this case the speed of the pump will be substantially constant, and as the load varies upon the turbine its governor will shift the position of the valve 18, and thus control the backflow through the bypass pipe, and consequently the pressure in the spray-pipe.

Instead of connecting the governor to a valve in the pump and by-pass the pump maybe driven by an independent motor, the

valve connected to the turbine-governor. In this case the speed of the with the load on the turbine, and conse quently will automatically vary the pressure in the spray-pipe and the amount of water sprayed into the steam.

connected to a thermos-tatsubjected to the Y The advantages of my invention result from the regulating of the temperature by spraying water mto the steam, either hand ployed. It also-results from the automatic controlling of the spraying which may be regulated by a thermostat device or by the governor on the engine or in any other desirable manner.

temperature of the steam can be regulated Y the turbine or other motor steam to which is controlled by a throttles pump will vary control or automatic control being em- Many variations may be made in the form and arrangement of the parts without departing from my invent-ion.

1. The method of regulating the temperature of superheated steam, consisting in spraying an excess of Water into a conduit through whichthe superheated steam passes, and withdrawing the surplus water from the conduit.

2. The rnethod of regulating the temperature of superheated steam, consisting in spraying an excess 'of'water into aconduit through which the steam passes from the superheater, and withdrawing the surplus water from the conduit.

3 The method of regulating the temperature of superheated steam, consisting in in-- troduclng an excess of water lnto a conduit through which the. superheated steam flows, and withdrawing the surplus Water from the conduit.

4 t The method of regulating the temperature of superheated steam, consisting in introducing an excess of water into a conduit through which the steam flows from the suerheater, and conducting the surplus water from the conduit to the boiler.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set nay-hand,

' JAMES P. SNEDDON.

Witnesses: MARY E. HAMLIN, J. E. BELL. 

